Dispensing cover



P 3, 1952 E. BELDNER 2,611,516

DISPENSING COVER Filed Nov. 8, 1949 INVENTOR. EDWARD- BELDNERaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Patented Sept. 23, 1952 f DISPENSING oovEa 7 Edward .Be'ldneit,Brooklyn, N. Y;

an improvement in dispensing coyers, and achieves the objective ofproviding means for dispensing from the contents of the container, uponwhich it is aiiixed, predeterminedamountsof said contents, at the-sametime serving to prevent the 1 "exposure of the contents'to air, therebyminimizing the debilitating eifects of such exposure on *flavor andstrength of the remaining' contents.

*I'he primary object of the invention is to provide a dispensing coverfor use upcnvac-uum cans of coitee, after the sealed cover has beenremoved -therefrom,fto provide for removal'of predeter- 'min'ed amountsof coffee and to keep the balance" of the contents from-exposure to air.1 A second object is to provide a dispensing cover 'whichis simple andtime-saving to operate-and --which can be manufactured at a low cost andin aneconomical manner. 1 Another important object of my invention is-toeliminate. the waste of cofiee, which is the result: 'ofi-rregularmeasuring means, by providing an .automatic'measuringmeanswhich dispenses only the amount of coffee required to make the desirednumber of servings.

3: iOther salient objects, advantages and iunc- *tional features will hemore "readily appreciated -The'subject matter or this inventionrelatesto Ap lication Nove ttr s, 1949. Serial N6. 125,08 p v, i .1 13 cl ims.-r 3 1 i receptacle a d any as nemesis-msanitvention may be adapted towithin the scope and idea of my invention and the appended claims.Illustrative of the embodiment shown and disclosed "by Figs, l and 2,,myjinv'en'tion consists of a hemispherical cover 'I constructed to fitsnugly upon the can 2, and to be more fixedly secured by means of clamps3 which .are permanently secured tothe rim of the cover i by means ofpins orrivet-s 4. The clamps .3 are curvedmedially to come in registrywi-ththe bead 5 which is loicated around the upper circumferenceof thefrom the-detailed specification, talr' eri tvitlrthe,

-=.-Fig.'1.is a perspective side elevation ora dispensingcover'madeaccording to my invention;

Figl'Q-iis a' perspective front 'view of the dispensing. cover inposition upon a can of c'oiiee; 3 is a verticaLcros's-sectional viewtaken on lines 3-3 of Fig. 1 showing the dispensing. :cover in normalposition for operation; Fig. dis a vertical, cross-sectional view taken:Ol'l. lines Ai.4.of Fig. 2 showing the cover. in dispensing position; 1I

- Fig. 5 is a cross-sectionalview'taken onlines 5-'-5 ofFigx3'; I v

; 1.,Fig. 6 is :a perspectivewiew of thedi-spensing cylinder; and

Fig. -7 .is a cross-sectional view. taken on alines 1-4 of Fig. 5.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout thedifierent views.

It is to be'specifically noted that the embodiment shown anddescribedcontemplates the use of the dispensing cover upon vacuum-packedcofiee cans of one pound content. Practically all of the various brandsof coffee in commercial use, which are packed in vacuum cans, are packedin cans of uniform and standard size and shape, and

the embodiment here shown is constructed to fit 'onto the tops of suchcans after the vaccum lids "areremoved.

der J [and stud?! projecting can 2.

j i The C ven enlarges frontally into "an integral cylindrical shapedhousing 6, and extends forward of thehousing' into an integral shelfportion 1, both of which extend beyond the perimeter of the cover I.Within the anterior circularsurface of the housing is defineda-n opening8 which leads directly into the interior of the can 2 and provides theonly dispensing opening into the can.

The housing '6 is provided with a closed wall 9 at one end and acircular opening to at theother end, adapted'to allow within saidhousing of a hollow cylindrical dispensing member 1 I; disposed andadapted to rotate within t-he housing 6 as hereinafter described. v Y

The hollow cylindrical dispensing memher H is constructed with closedend wallsjffli and I3.

and a cylindrical wall l 4 in whichis defined an opening 15 having thesame size and shape as the opening 8 in thef h'ousinfgfand disposed tocome in registry therewithin dispensing-position. A groove i6 isiourn-alled 'semi circumfr'enti'ally around the cylindricalwallillnarthe end was l3 of the cylinder l, and is adapted to permit thecylinder ll to revolve around a" threaded-stud 11 secured through the"bottom" of "the shelf 1 and projecting into the groove 1 6. Centered inthe wall 13 of the cylinder is a shaft 48 upon which is mounted aturning knob 20'f0rmed integrally withafingerpiecei -li l g' Acircumferential 'flangelQ' extends beyond-the wall H! of the cylinder Hand is 1 disposed' to space the wall "I2 of the cylinder from the wantofthe-housing 6. Centered in wall 12 'is-a shaft 28' which fits intoasocket 22 in the: wall '9 to 1 permit rotation of the cylinder I I. r 1

A spring element 23 is mounted around the shaft 28,. with terminal 24imbedded within said shaft and curved'terminal 25 disposed to encirclestud 2'6 projecting from'the wall 12 of the 'cylin from wall '9 of thehousing 6, imposition.

In'assembling the dispensing cover, the cylinder member H is rotatablysecured within the housing 6 so that the curved spring terminal .25

to thepositionshownby'l igl3, v The rotation of the, cylinder I I,within the, hous- 3 In normal position the opening I 5 in the rotatingcylinder I I is disposed toward the interior of the cover I, and thecylindrical wall M effectively seals theiopening' 3 in the housing."flIt is retained in this position by the resistance of the tensionspring element 23 to movement. Holding the can 2 in the inclinedposition shown in Figs. 3 and 4, i; part of the contents of the canpours into andfills the hollow chamber of the cylinder I I; Upon turningthe cylinder II countereclockwiseamy means of the finger piece 2I, theopening in the cylinder comes in registry with the opening 8 in thehousing 6, and the predetermined. con

tents of the cylinder: chamber is dispensed through opening 8 for use.vWhen the finger piece ZIis' released the twisted tension spring, 23reverts to i no mal shaperotefing thecylin'der' back limiting rotationof the cylinder H beyond its fixed radius, projecting lugs upon theexterior surface of the cover maybe secured to contact the finger piece2I' at theend of each rotary movement, if desired; f

The positions of. thespring element 23. and the 'journalled groove 16maybe interchanged, more than one spring may be used in an embodiment ofmy invention and various other and additional changes may be made in thesteps of construction and arrangement of parts without-departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention or sacri ficing any .of theadvantages thereof inherent therein. r

II a 2:? a .1. In combination with a receptacle of the class described,a'dispensing cover-adapted to fit said. receptaclein air-tightrelationship, clamps to securethe cover to. the receptacle, said coverhaving a. substantially hemispherical body sectionextending into anenlarged cylindrical housing with a circular opening atone end thereofand a transverse slot initsanterior circular surface, an integral shelfsection projecting frombelow the slot, a hollow cylinder rotatablysecured within said. housing, said cylinder being provided with endwalls and a circular wall having a transverse slot substantiallyidentical in size and shape with the slot in the housing, meansto rotatesaid cylinder to bring theslots in registry for dispensing thepredetermined contents of the cyiindeiyand means=for returningthecylinder to original positioninorder'to takethe slots out of registry,seal off the slot in the housing and allow refilling of thecylindersfromthe contents of the receptacle. 3 1

' 2. In-xcombination with a'receptacle "of; the class described, adispensing coveradapted to fit said receptacle in air-tightrelationship, clamps to secure the cover to the receptacle, said coverhaving a substantially hemispherical body section extending into anenlarged cylindrical housing with a circular opening at one endthereofand a transverse slot in-its anterior circular surface, an integralshelf section projecting from below the slot, a hollow cylinderrotatablysecured within said housing, said cy'lindenbei'ng provided withend walls and a circular wall hav- 4 ing a transverse slot substantiallyidentical in size and shape with the slot in the housing and adapted tocome in registry with said slot in dispejnsing' ,position, ase'rnicir'cularfgroove journalledaround one end'of' the circularwall ofthe cylinder, a stud projecting into said groove providing means forrotation of the cylinder within the housing, a shaft in the adjacent endwall of the cylinder, a turning knob and finger piece mounted'on saidshaft to rotate the cylinder andbrin the slots .in registry fordispensing the contents of the cylinder, and means for returningthecylinder to original position in order to take the slots out ofregistry, seal oh the slot in thehousing with the circular wall of thecylinder,

and allow refilling of the cylinder from the contents of the receptacle.

3. Ins-combination with recept le It: the

class described, a dispensing cover-adapted to fit saidreceptacle inair-tight relationship, clamps ,to securethe cover to the receptacle,said cover havinga substantially hemispherical body section extendinginto an, enlarged cylindrical housing with a circularopening at one endthereof and a transverse slot in its anterior circular-suriace, anintegral shelf section projecting from below the slot, a hollow cylinderrotatably secured within said housing, said cylinder being provided withend walls and a circular wall-haw ing a transverse slot substantiallyidentical in size and shape with-the slot in the housing and adapted tocome in registry with said slot in dispensing position, a semi-circulargroove journalled around one end of the circular wall of the cylinder,a-stud projecting into said groove providing means for rotation of thecylinder within thev housing, a shaft in the adjacent end wall of thecylinder, a turning knob and finger piece mounted on said shaft, aflange extending around the other end wall of the-cylinder andadapted tospacethe said :wall-of the cylinder'from the wall of the housing,'ashaft centered in said end wall and rotatable in a socket in the saidwall of the housing to provide additional means to rotate the cylinder,aspring member having .one terminal secured tosaid shaft and the otherterminal disposed to be arrested by a stud projecting from the endwall-of the cylinder and a reciprocal stud projecting from the wall ofthe housing, whereby the cylinder-may be rotated to bring the slotsinregistry to dispense the contents of the cylinder and whereby, uponrelease of the finger piece, the tension upon the spring member rotatesthe cylinder 'to return it 'to normal position, bringing the slots outof registry, sealing off the slot in the housing with the circular wallof the cylinder and allowing the refilling of the cylinder from thecontents of the receptacle.

v EDWARD ELpuEn. REFERENCES CITED.

The following references are of record 'inthe file of this patent:

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